The most successful coach in NBA history retired earlier this summer, taking a creative and needling personality with him. Phil Jackson could raise the hackles of Spurs Nation better than any opposing coach. Like the time he said the Spurs’ 1998-99 championship deserved an asterisk because it was played with only 50 regular-season games. Or […]
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It’s been a whirlwind the last several days for Dallas Mavericks’ lead assistant Dwane Casey. Last week, the Mavericks claimed their first title. Casey helped celebrate with all of his team once they got back to Dallas later in the week. And Casey also had what appears to be a successful job interview with Toronto general […]
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The Dallas Mavericks have been busy the last several days. The championship celebration in Dallas Thursday came after a visit by “Late Night with David Letterman” for a presentation about the “Top Ten Good Things About Winning the NBA Championship.” For the edification of Spurs Nation, the players’ reasons are listed below. Or they are […]
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Dallas guard DeShawn Stevenson, who provided tough defense and several interesting sound bites during the Mavericks’ run to the NBA title, has been arrested in Dallas on charges of public intoxication. Several Dallas-area media outlets are reporting that Stevenson was arrested Tuesday night at an Irving apartment complex. The Dallas Morning News reports that […]
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Dirk Nowitzki had waited a long time to finally savor a championship. Nowitzki and Jason Terry were the two remaining links to Dallas’ 2006 team that lost to Miami in the NBA Finals. They finally got their revenge Sunday night with a dramatic 105-95 victory over the Heat. Terry erupted for a game-high 27 points and […]
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After a sputtering start, the Heatles were ready to finish their first NBA Finals game together Tuesday night with a flourish. The celebrated trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh helped power Miami to a 92-84 Game 1 victory over Dallas. James went for 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Wade filled […]
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Dirk Nowitzki has been the best player so far in the NBA playoffs. With all due respect to Zach Randolph, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose, Nowitzki has set the tone to lead Dallas to three convincing series victories over Portland, the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City. But even with his great accomplishments, it […]
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DALLAS — So many of them had missed before, with so many different franchises, that another miss was fitting. This one came with just over a minute left, when a Dirk Nowitzki 3-pointer rimmed out. What followed summed up what has happened for this group, and will continue next week. Most see Nowitzki as the […]
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After Oklahoma City extended its lead over Dallas to 15 points with 5:06 left Monday night, there was no sense of panic among the Mavericks. The Mavericks’ resiliency shouldn’t have been questioned — even with the huge deficit. And the way the game played out, Dallas had the young Thunder team right where they wanted […]
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